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AND just seen the announcement from @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social woop woop.

Beautiful. Can't even imagine it in the rain though 😂

Hurrah!

@robinince.bsky.social (cont!) wondering if you know @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social where I think you'd fit right in..... Please GB this 👼 would like comedy from Robin at the festival please 😁😁😁

40 Days of Good Shit (a lenten discipline for cranky people) An invitation to join me

@robinince.bsky.social thank you for coming to #Swindon again 😍 laughed lots. I'm doing #40daysofgoodshit as per by Nadia Bolz-Weber & liked your quote of Olivia Laing, "we spend too much time identifying poison and not enough time seeking nourishment" thecorners.substack.com/p/40-days-of...

Chicos Mambo - TUTU - Sadlers Wells East- Sadler's Wells Chicos Mambo - TUTU - Sadlers Wells East- Sadler's Wells

Oh my goodness @bertsbooks.bsky.social and others if you have any time in the next few days you need to get to this it's SO FUNNY AND SO CAMP www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/chi...

Threads post from Channel 4: @channel4 Because we did not win the BAFTA for best TV channel ever we have decided to try and claim ITV as ours.

Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:

Oh @petroc.bsky.social on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social just ask the @samaritans.bsky.social it's BREW Monday ☕not 🟦.....

Emergency art post. Something beautiful for a change. Sandro Botticelli - Portrait of a Young Woman.

Emergency art post. Something beautiful for a change. Sandro Botticelli - Portrait of a Young Woman.

The lay resistance is growing. Looking forward to using your new lent course as a subtle-not-subtle way of moving our local conversation forward.

This is not a time to despair of the Church; this is the time to recommit anew to a stronger and wiser Church that does not hide behind legal formularies or fear of honest disagreement. We believe a more representative Synod will be a place in which the question of same-sex marriage as a whole, regrettably foreclosed early in the LLF process, will become once again a live debate as we strive to follow the God whose love is without limit.

Pleased to see this open letter from Together in response to the House of Bishops deciding, again, not to decide.

It is time for same-sex marriage to be legal in the Church of England and the bishops have decided the next elections will be fought on that issue.

togethercofe.org.uk/open-letter-...

I am attached to the BBC, despite its faults, since it is almost the only media not owned by billionaires.
I think we should cling on to our public broadcaster and not leave the field totally in the hands of oligarchs.

Twenty little black and white cycling line drawings, as follows: It’ll be worth it / great view from the top (person cycling up a hill). Bike shed - caption 'Room for another one?' This machine fights climate change (bicycle). 'Slow and steady wins the race'. Picture of person on upright bike. Bike helmet with 'A safe route would be even better' written on it. People cycling helps drivers, showing how cycling removes one car from the queue in front of you. Cargo bike (yes you can). Picture of cargo bike carrying washing machine. Ding dong. Bike bell. (Cyclists: Pass pedestrians with care). Cycling helps the NHS, written inside a heart. There’s a bike for almost everyone, showing an adapted cycle. Give us space - thank you. Diagram showing safe passing distance. VIP transport (Very Important Pet). Pet in bike basket. Picture of person on bike with caption 'Pays the same taxes you do'. Folding bike picture, showing how they open up possibilities. Car boot, under your desk, on a train. Take care please. Picture showing family on bikes ('could be your family') with car behind. This week’s shopping, arrows pointing at shopping on bike. E-bikes aren’t cheating. Picture of bike going up hill. 'Largely fuelled by cake', written on a piece of cake with bicycle topper. Where there’s a road let's make a safe bike route too. Shows bike route next to road. 'Have fun out there'. Two cyclists and a sign saying 'adventure', pointing in the direction they are going.

Hello to new followers (no idea quite how you're finding me, but... hello!). This is the kind of thing I do. And my best work, every week, is in my newsletter, which you can subscribe to here: diagramclub.substack.com Anyway, thank you for following.

Newspaper with headline ‘Sorrow of the Bishops at ‘untidy’ end to LLF’ with two bishops in full regalia smiling as they bless the River Thames

You couldn’t make this up: Church Times brilliantly juxtaposes bishops’ rejection of blessings for same sex couples with two of them blessing the River Thames

Tabby cat who had stolen my blanket peering adoringly at me whilst sat on said blanket

Been away for a while so resetting my #ProofOfCat

Just booked tickets to see @robinince.bsky.social at the @festivaloftomorrow.bsky.social .... 4th time seeing him in Swindon do I get an award?! Other times have been at the festival and at @bertsbooks.bsky.social .....

I can think of 101 reasons we need a #WealthTaxNow yet I can't think of even one disadvantage.

And this is why I'm doing my current job. THIS.

For Palestinians being killed and the future of human rights, we must keep calling out our Government’s complicity in this genocide.

The UK has now issued more new arms licences than it pitifully suspended last year.

Israel's violation of international law is our violation of international law.

Woman with long hair is collapsed in a bohemian heap. Caption says "are you ok? " Me "no. I don't have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder"

Saw this and thought of @bertsbooks.bsky.social Bert needs a rolling ladder......

Labour backs release of beavers in new front against farmers Campaigners fear dams created by the animals will cause flooding of fields used to grow crops and damage trees

As the Daily Mail reports today, beavers protect farmland from flooding. But the Telegraph reports wild beaver release as ‘a new front against farmers.’ Once again attacking natural solutions.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...

So right about the academy getting it wrong. What you can't see is under my totoro hoodie is one of my totoro t-shirts...... #Totoro #Gjibli @tommckinney.bsky.social since Tom Service isn't on here can you let him know please?!

Used to vote for the Labour Party?

Let's talk!

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Annaliese Dodds has made a principled decision to step down from her role following Starmer's move to cut foreign aid to fund defence spending.

Like her, I believe withdrawing from humanitarian commitments is both cruel, counterproductive, and short-sighted.

Feedback Sought: Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme - Diocese of York The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has commissioned research on the repair and maintenance of historic places of worship.

Are you responsible for looking after a listed church? Could you spare 15-20 minutes to complete a survey?

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has commissioned research on the repair and maintenance of historic places of worship.

dioceseofyork.org.uk/lpow-survey

The late, great Janey was right

american masculinity is so amazing. caring about clothes as a man apparently makes you "gay" but our position on geopolitics totally depends on whether you wear a suit

Thank you for introducing me to labyrinth at @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social all those years ago @jonnybaker.bsky.social

@rachic11.bsky.social spied this and thought of you! jonny-baker.com/2025/02/laby...

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